-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A journalist who has criticized NBC 's coverage of the London Olympics has been suspended from Twitter after using the site to publish a network executive 's private e-mail address and urge followers to message him .

Guy Adams , the Los Angeles correspondent for London 's Independent newspaper , said he was tossed from the site Sunday after a series of posts , beginning Friday , that were critical of NBC 's decision to delay airing the Games ' Opening Ceremony and other events .

`` The man responsible for NBC pretending the Olympics have n't started yet is Gary Zenkel , '' read one post from Friday referring to the network , which has exclusive broadcast rights to the London Olympics in the United States . `` Tell him what u think ! '' That post then listed Zenkel 's e-mail address .

Adams did n't notice any repercussions until he checked his account Sunday , he said .

`` When I logged on , I was presented with a message saying it had been ` suspended , ' '' Adams wrote in a post for the Independent . `` If I had any questions , I was asked to click on a link and fill in an online form .

'' -LSB- Monday -RSB- morning , I heard back from Twitter . In what was apparently an automated e-mail , I was told that : ` Your Twitter account has been suspended for posting an individual 's private information such as private e-mail address . ' It then contained a copy of my tweet regarding Mr. Zenkel . ''

Twitter spokeswoman Rachael Horowitz said the company does n't `` comment on individual users for privacy reasons . '' Twitter 's terms of use forbid posting other people 's personal information . The site says it does n't monitor tweets but investigates if a user complains that they 've been affected .

NBC Sports has confirmed that it complained about the post .

`` We filed a complaint with Twitter because a user tweeted the personal information of one of our executives , '' the company said in a written statement . `` According to Twitter , this is a violation of their privacy policy . Twitter alone levies discipline . ''

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Twitter does say that posting information that 's already been published online does n't violate its terms . Some people critical of the move say that should have saved Adams , because a Web search for Zenkel 's e-mail address will turn it up . As Mashable 's Chris Taylor writes , however , it 's not easily found , and it is featured most prominently on an anti-NBC petition .

Twitter and NBC Universal have a partnership during the Olympics through which the social media service is collecting tweets from athletes and fans and displaying them all on one page .

Adams has used Twitter and his articles to fire withering criticism at NBC over how it has handled Olympic coverage .

In tweets that have since been deleted , he accused NBC of `` disgusting money grabbing '' and called the company `` utter , utter bastards . ''

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Many users have taken to Twitter to speak against his suspension , saying it appears linked to his critiques .

`` The Guy Adams Twitter ban illustrates three tendencies of hegemonic power ; 1 -RRB- hates criticism , 2 -RRB- takes itself seriously 3 -RRB- no sense of fun , '' posted Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh , the author of `` Trainspotting . ''

Others , though , noted that the posting of Zenkel 's e-mail makes it a somewhat murkier question .

`` If criticizing NBC over how it 's handled the Olympic coverage were cause for suspension Twitter would pretty much be empty right about now , '' wrote tech industry analyst Michael Gartenberg .

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Critic of NBC 's Olympic coverage is suspended from Twitter

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Guy Adams of London 's Independent tweeted an NBC executive 's e-mail address

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NBC complained and Twitter says that 's against its rules

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Adams had criticized NBC 's decision to not air events live